The University Committee met on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in Molinaro Hall room D135.

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 3:35 by the Chair, Peggy James.  Also attending were committee members Rob Barber, Herb Colston, Stu Hansen, Farida Khan and Lisa Kornetsky.  Gary Wood was present as Secretary of the Faculty.  Assistant Registrar Gwendolynn Jones was a guest.

Approval of Minutes

 

The minutes from October 13, 2009 were approved as distributed.

Announcements

Lisa and Peggy reported on their meeting with representatives from the Academic Staff and the Classified Staff.  The idea of regular meetings of representatives from the three governance groups was well received by all.  They intend to continue to meet monthly.  A number of issues were discussed at this meeting and it was generally agreed that some kind of early intervention, mediation or consultation mechanism would help in avoiding conflicts between administration and faculty and between administration and staff.  The University Committee is the logical mechanism for consultation with the administration regarding faculty issues.

Peggy and Gary reported on their meeting with Jose Noriega regarding the reorganization of staff in Campus Technology Services.

Peggy reported on her meeting with Dennis Rome regarding the Teacher Education Department.  The committee decided to invite the Teacher Education faculty to the next University Committee meeting, and Dennis Rome to the meeting after that. 

Old Business

Faculty Hiring Policies and Procedures

A draft of Faculty Search and Screen Policies and Procedures was reviewed.  A number of revisions were recommended.  Gary will revise the draft, send it back to the committee electronically for final approval, and then submit this document to the Chancellor for her feedback. 

Proposed Revisions to UWPF Chapter 3

It was decided that this item would be taken up at the next meeting.

Proposed Revisions to the Admissions, Records and Student Information Committee

The Admissions, Records and Student Information Committee has requested that the Director of Advising be added as an ex officio member of that committee.  The University Committee agreed, provided there was no objection from the Academic Staff Committee. 

New Business

Appointments to the Academic Achievement Assessment Committee (AAAC)

John Ward and Joy Wolf were appointed to the AAAC.

Appointment to the First Year Experience (FYE) Committee

Will Zheng was appointed to the FYE committee. 

Appointment to the Admissions, Records and Student Information (ARSI) Committee.

Sylvia Beyer was appointed to the ARSI committee.  Carmel Ruffolo will keep her faculty position on that committee provided that she does not simultaneously serve as an administrative representative on other committees.

Recommendations from the Committee on Advising

The Academic Policies Committee and the Registrar are considering some of the items in the Committee on Advising Report that was on the last Faculty Senate meeting. 

Rescheduling of Final Exams

The committee determined that when faculty request permission from the Dean of a School or College to reschedule a final exam, the Dean should follow a policy and be consistent in his handling of such requests.  They also recommended that such decisions be made early in the semester.

Parking Committee

The committee recommended that Greg Mayer be appointed to the administrative Parking Committee. 

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.

Submitted by,

Gary M. Wood

Secretary of the Faculty